APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

• US 20120157076A1
• Filed: 11/28/2011
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHOI, Yoon-Suk, MUN, Gi-Tae
• Granted Patent: US 9,124,997 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5683 Storage of data provided by user terminals, i.e. reverse caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for remote control at a mobile communication terminal includes a display unit that outputs a remote control screen when a remote control event occur; a communication unit either transmits or receives a remote control signal to or from an object terminal as well as data for storage when a remote control event occurs; a remote control processor processes the remote control signal received from the communication unit, and controls either the transmitting or receiving of data for storage; and a controller controls the remote control processor according to the received remote control signal, so as to transmit a storage data transmission or reception request message to the object terminal in response a respective on of a transmission or a reception request for the data for storage.

Claims

1. An apparatus for remotely controlling a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a display unit for causing a remote control screen to be displayed during a remote control event;

a communication unit for one of either transmitting or receiving a remote control signal to or from, respectively, an object terminal as well as data for storage, during a remote control event;

a remote control processor for processing the remote control signal received from the communication unit, and controlling one of the transmitting or receiving of data for storage; and

a controller for controlling the remote control processor according to the remote control signal, said controller, during a remote controlling, transmitting a storage data transmission or reception request message to the object terminal in response to one of a transmission or reception request for the storage of data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an input unit for detecting input of a control command during a remote control event.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the display unit and the input unit are formed together as a touch screen unit.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an audio processor for processing voice information transmitted from the object terminal and voice information to be transmitted to the object terminal.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing data received from the object terminal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication unit comprises one of a mobile communication network, a WiFi network, and a short distance communication network.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the remote control processor comprises:

a screen information transceiver for encoding currently displayed screen information for transmitting the same to a control terminal, and decoding screen information received from a controlled terminal for displaying the same via the display unit;

a voice information transceiver for encoding currently received voice information for transmitting the same to the controlled terminal, and decoding voice information received from the control terminal for outputting the same via the audio processor;

an input information transceiver for transmitting input information currently input by a user to the controlled terminal, and transferring input information received from the control terminal to a controller of a terminal so as to perform a relevant function; and

a file transceiver for one of receiving storage data from the controlled terminal or transmitting storage data to the control terminal.

8. A method for providing remote control at a control terminal for remotely controlling a controlled terminal, the method comprising:

upon detecting occurrence of a remote control event at a control terminal, generating a remote control request message at the control terminal and transmitting the same to a controlled terminal;

upon receiving a remote control allow message from the controlled terminal, outputting at said control terminal screen and voice information received from the controlled terminal;

determining whether a reception request for storage data exists in the screen information that was output; and

upon determining that the reception request for storage data exists, receiving relevant storage data from the controlled terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

upon determining that the reception request for the storage data exists, generating a storage data reception request message for transmitting the same to the controlled terminal; and

upon receiving a storage data reception allow message from the controlled terminal, receiving the storage data.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining of whether the reception request for storage data exists in the screen information comprises:

determining whether a relevant icon displayed on the screen is one of pressed for a predetermined length of time, or is pressed more than two times.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying an indicator of a predetermined shape, so as to display a transmission status indicator while receiving the storage data.

12. A method for being remotely controlled at a controlled terminal in response to remote control from a control terminal, the method comprising:

upon receiving a remote control request message from the control terminal, generating a remote control allow message at the controlled terminal, transmitting the same to the control terminal, and also transmitting to the control terminal video and voice information in real-time;

determining at said controlled terminal whether a storage data request message is received from the control terminal; and

if the storage data request message is received, determining whether transmission is allowed or not, and if allowed, transmitting storage data to the control terminal.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising, during the step of determining whether transmission is allowed or not, upon detecting the transmission is not allowed, generating a file transmission reject message and transmitting the same to the control terminal.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the storage data request message is displayed on a separate control screen layer, so that only a user of the controlled terminal can see a display of the storage data request message.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying an indicator of a predetermined shape so as to display a status of said transmission while transmitting the storage data.

16. A method for being remotely controlled at a controlled terminal in response to remote control from a control terminal, the method comprising:

upon receiving a remote control request message from the control terminal, generating a remote control allow message at the controlled terminal, transmitting the same to the control terminal, and also transmitting to the control terminal video and voice information in real-time;

determining whether a transmission request for transmitting storage data to the control terminal exists; and

if the transmission request exists, transmitting relevant storage data to the control terminal.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

if a transmission request exists, generating a storage data transmission request message to transmit the same to the control terminal;

determining whether a storage data reception allow message is received from the control terminal; and

upon receiving the reception allow message, transmitting the storage data to the control terminal.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying at the controlled terminal an indicator having a predetermined shape so as to display the status of the transmission while transmitting the storage data.

19. An apparatus for remotely controlling a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a display unit for causing a remote control screen to be displayed during a remote control event;

a communication unit for one of either transmitting or receiving a remote control signal to or from, respectively, an object terminal as well as data for storage, during a remote control event; and

a controller for processing the remote control signal received from the communication unit, said controller, during a remote controlling, according to the remote control signal, transmitting a storage data transmission or reception request message to the object terminal in response to one of a transmission or reception request for the storage of data.